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The $15,000,000 Question: via Twins Geek February 02, 2012 at 08:24 AM; Today’s mystery category? Let’s see if you can guess from the clues…"What are the Twins television revenues?""Why is everybody bitching about a $100 million payroll?""Why couldn't the Twins sign Prince Fielder?" If you didn’t get it, don’t be too hard on yourself - it’s a little convoluted. The category is “What questions avoid THE question?” In Twins Territory, THE question has been: why did pa
Prince Fielder vs. Hyperbole: via Twins Geek January 25, 2012 at 08:30 PM; Hyperbole is fun.It is. It’s also easy. Plus, it sounds so darn authoritative. No wonder it’s so often our go to form of entertainment.Our latest example (for baseball, because this is a baseball blog) was the deal the Tigers just signed with Prince Fielder. The Tigers suddenly became favorites to win the World Series. Which is interesting, because about a week earlier, even their candidacy for th
Episode 25: AL Central & Cleavage: via Twins Geek January 25, 2012 at 12:36 AM; Aaron and John evaluate the "other" teams in the AL Central, which includes Prince Fielder's impact, flipping Kevin Slowey, Morneau's optimism, panicking about closers and an unexpected guest's "Twins." Here are:the podcasts the rss feed if you want to subscribe andthe podcast on iTunes (where you can also subscribe and leave reviews).Or click on the image below to listen. Thanks!He's a Twins fan.
Hot Stove League Banquet: via Twins Geek January 20, 2012 at 08:30 AM; It ain't fancy. It is fun.If you're looking to get together for a lot of irreverent and fun Twins talk, I'd invite you to attend the 4th Annual LAST Hot Stove League Banquet and Charity Auction next Friday night. It's not the fourth annual - it's the fourth annual LAST, because this has been going on for decades now and they keep trying to stop doing it.You'll likely see both The Voice of Reason a
Season Insurance: via Twins Geek January 18, 2012 at 10:24 PM; The Twin>s have invested $99M in their 2012 team.Whether you think they'll be competitive or not isn't the point. (I do.) Whether you think they should have cut payroll or not isn’t the point. (I don't.) The point is this: the Twins have invested $99M in their 2012 team.Now they need to spend a tiny fraction of that to insure it.You would think that would be obvious to the Twins, who have traditio
Gleeman & The Geek Episode 24: Zumaya & Arbitration: via Twins Geek January 18, 2012 at 12:24 AM; This week, Nick Nelson joined Aaron and I to talk about the wisdom of signing reliever Joel Zumaya, how Victor Martinez's injury could affect the AL Central race, Seth Stohs' 2012 Twins Prospect Handbook, the arbitration process and whatever happened to last year's top prospects. Here are:the podcasts the rss feed if you want to subscribe andthe podcast on iTunes (where you can also subscribe a
Delmon vs. Revere: via Twins Geek January 11, 2012 at 10:36 PM; Does Revere's Defense Make Up For Delmon's Offense?Last week in a thought exercise, I wondered if who we could expect more out of this year – Delmon Young or Ben Revere. One offensive, one defensive. One defensively laughable, one offensively infuriating. So let’s look, sabrmetrically, at what each should be worth offensively and defensively next year. Offense I like using a very basic sabrem
Gleeman & The Geek Episode 23: Mailbag!: via Twins Geek January 11, 2012 at 12:30 AM; In episode 23, Aaron & I turned to our readers for their Twins questions. Here are:the podcasts the rss feed if you want to subscribe andthe podcast on iTunes (where you can also subscribe and leave reviews).Or click on the image below to listen. Thanks!He's a Twins fan. He's a geek. It's kinda sad, really. More at TwinsGeek.com.
Gleeman & The Geek Mailbag: via Twins Geek January 09, 2012 at 09:30 PM; It's time for a mailbag episode of Gleeman and the Geek, so please send in your questions/comments below so we can read them on the podcast and respond.THANKS!JohnHe's a Twins fan. He's a geek. It's kinda sad, really. More at TwinsGeek.com.
Who Was 1987’s 25th Man?: via Twins Geek January 08, 2012 at 10:12 PM; I was born in 1967 which means for the first 30 years of my life, there was no internet. Those were my formative years – so how come it almost seems inconceivable to have a world where there isn’t one?But occasionally, it still surprises me, usually around a topic from my youth. Like a month ago, when I realized I could find the song from the movie Hopscotch that I had been humming to people for a
Expectations Thought Excercise: via Twins Geek January 05, 2012 at 12:06 AM; Below is the opening day roster (more or less) of the 2011 Twins versus the probable roster for the 2012 Twins (as things stand right now). I want to do a quick comparison of the two but add a twist – I want to compare the 2012 player with what we hoped the 2011 player was going to do, not what they actually did. Let’s call it the Hope Index. There is a reason I want to go that way, I promise. I’m
Gleeman & the Geek Episode 22: Marquis and Morris: via Twins Geek January 03, 2012 at 11:42 PM; Aaron & I dissect Jason Marquis, pine for some more right-handed relief, argue about Jack Morris' Hall of Fame credentials and celebrate Aaron's birthday. Here are:the podcasts the rss feed if you want to subscribe andthe podcast on iTunes (where you can also subscribe and leave reviews).Or click on the image below to listen. Thanks!He's a Twins fan. He's a geek. It's kinda sad, really. M
Gleeman & the Geek Episode 21: Minors Moves: via Twins Geek December 28, 2011 at 11:12 AM; The Twins are on their break, so Aaron and John talk about a lot of minor moves, like losing Jose Mijares and lots of ex-prospects joining the Twins. Here are:the podcasts the rss feed if you want to subscribe andthe podcast on iTunes (where you can also subscribe and leave reviews).He's a Twins fan. He's a geek. It's kinda sad, really. More at TwinsGeek.com.
Gleeman & the Geek Episode 20: Swapping Outfielders: via Twins Geek December 20, 2011 at 11:42 PM; Cuddy's gone. Kubes too, but Josh Willingham arrives. Aaron and I talk about how the changes will affect the Twins lineup and defensive alignment. Also, what "Hot 100" is and why Aaron wants no part of it. Here are:the podcaststhe rss feed if you want to subscribe andthe podcast on iTunes (where you can also subscribe and leave reviews).He's a Twins fan. He's a geek. It's kinda sad, really. More
Stuff I Didn't Know About Josh Willingham: via Twins Geek December 14, 2011 at 09:30 PM; He’s Kind Of A CatcherAs a 23-year-old, after a couple of years in the Marlins organization, Willingham began playing catcher. Over the next few years he spent most of his time in the minors behind the plate, playing 60 of 66 games there in AAA. In fact, his first promotion to the majors happened because an ex-Twins catcher was experiencing back stiffness. It was Mike Redmond.But catching didn’t l
Gleeman & the Geek Episode 19: Three Amigos: via Twins Geek December 12, 2011 at 06:42 PM; Seth Stohs joins us to talk Twins news, straighten us out on the farm system and reflect on a decade of blogging.He's a Twins fan. He's a geek. It's kinda sad, really. More at TwinsGeek.com.
Cuddyer's Timeline: via Twins Geek December 11, 2011 at 11:54 PM; There has been lots of talk about Michael Cuddyer recently, primarily due to the Twins 3-year/$25 million contract offer. The natural conclusion, given all that chatter and at least one hard offer, was that a decision would be made soon. That hasn't happened.News broke yesterday that the Twins are considered one of two finalists for Josh Willingham, another right-handed right fielder with 30 HR po
Rule V Draft Previews: via Twins Geek December 07, 2011 at 10:42 PM; The Twins have the second overall pick in this morning’s Rule 5 draft, which is a fun offseason event. Ever heard of Shane Mack or Johan Santana? They were Rule V draft picks. Of course, so was last year’s choice, Scott Diamond, or the choice in 2008, Jason Jones. Who? Exactly. But having the second overall pick is a unique opportunity. The Rule V draft is a chance for the Twins to pick over ot
Title Unknown: via Twins Geek December 07, 2011 at 12:30 AM; It's the middle of the winter meetings and the Twins are making news. Aaron Gleeman and I discuss the Twins re-signing Matt Capps, whether they can do the same with Michael Cuddyer, and how much blame the Twins shoulder for Kevin Slowey's Twins career. Here are:the podcaststhe rss feed if you want to subscribe andthe podcast on iTunes (where you can also subscribe).He's a Twins fan. He's a geek.
Nathan's Middle Finger: via Twins Geek November 30, 2011 at 11:18 PM; For the last two years, we’ve been worried about Joe Nathan’s arm. Last week he showed the Twins that his middle finger is working just fine.It took me a couple of days to reach that conclusion because Nathan had always been praised for being such a standup guy. He was known as a leader for younger members of the bullpen. In interviews, he did not shy away from tough questions and gave honest thou